Initiation; Functional Description - conatex GFL Water Stills 2002 Notice D'utilisation

7. Initiation

7.1 Before initial starting
Before initial starting, the Water Still has to be hand-filled with water. To do so, remove the
outer and left-hand inner lids (marked L) as well as the deflector beneath the inner lid. Caution,
when working on the deflector, make sure to observe the correct position of the wire electrode in
the container. It may neither be bent nor come into contact with the housing. The boiler must
now be filled with water until the heating element(s) at the bottom of the container are below
water level. The deflector as well as the two individually marked inner lids must be re-
assembled and safely nested on the containers before initiation of the unit.
L
Marking
front of the left-hand
inner lid (boiler)
7.2 Initiation
To initiate the Water Still after assembly of all power and water connections, open the hand-stop
valve of the water mains supply ⑤ and switch on the main switch (I). The first few litres of
produced distillate should not be used. Discard the first two to three complete fillings of
distilled water in the storage tank.
To switch off the unit for longer down-times first switch the main switch (I) to
position O, and disconnect the unit from the mains. Close the on-site hand-stop
valves of the water supply, then empty and dry storage tank and boiler in order to
avoid germ contamination.

8. Functional Description

I
and bring the water in the alembic to the boil. A thermostatic low water cut-off protects the
heating elements from dry running. The produced steam is led through a steam tube to the
cooling coil where it condenses and drips as distillate into the storage tank.
The water level in the storage tank (right-hand container) is controlled through a wire electrode.
Once the container is full, the Water Still will be switched off by an electronic controller. The
solenoid valve interrupts the cooling water supply, the heating elements are switched off and the
yellow pilot lamp (III) goes out.
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GFL Water Stills 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2012 work
automatically.
After switching on the Water Still's main switch the
green pilot lamp in the main switch (I) as well as
the right-hand, yellow operation pilot lamp (III) will
light up. The built- in solenoid valve opens. Water
flows through the cooling coil in the storage tank
and a mechanical water level regulator that controls
the water level in the boiler. Excess water that is
not used to evaporate, runs off through the
cooling
III
water outlet. The heating elements are powered on
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Notice d'utilisation
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R
Marking
front of the right-hand
inner lid (storage tank)
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